# Accident 19800509028079A: Cessna 180, Mile 60 North, AK, May 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Mile 60 North, AK
- Airport: Pipeline Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4773B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4773B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800509028079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CROSSWIND GUST LIFTED AIRPLANE ON TOUCHDOWN. DRIFTED OFF EDGE OF STRIP. WING HIT A SIGN. VEERED INTO TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC80DAG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG52), May 9, 1980: Cessna 180 (N4773B), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4773B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830903046459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830903046459A), Sep 3, 1983: Cessna 180 (N4773B), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Overshot sandbar landing area. Ran into soft sand and flipped over.
- [Incident 19780423011039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780423011039I), Apr 23, 1978: Cessna 180 (N4773B), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot was unable to maintain directional control after touchdown.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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